Korean Warship Pak Jiao & SANK!

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South Korean Navy rear admiral Park Jung-Soo talks in front of the wreckage of the naval vessel Cheonan, which was sunk on March 26 near the maritime border with North Korea, at the Second Fleet Command's naval base on May 20, 2010 in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The multinational investigation team concluded that North Korea's torpedo sank the South Korean warship on March 26, killing 46 sailors.​

 

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A South Korean military officer shows torpedo parts salvaged from the Yellow Sea during a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Seoul May 20, 2010.​

 

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Yoon Duk-yong, co-head of the team investigating the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan, talks next to torpedo parts salvaged from the Yellow Sea during a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Seoul May 20, 2010. South Korea on Thursday accused the North of sinking the navy ship last March, saying the evidence was overwhelming and that it would take "firm" measures against its isolated neighbour.​

 

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The characters "1 beon" (No. 1 in English) are seen marked on torpedo parts salvaged from the Yellow Sea during a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Seoul May 20, 2010.​

 

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South Korean military officers display a full-sized blueprint of a torpedo whose parts were salvaged from the Yellow Sea during a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Seoul May 20, 2010​

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Cameramen take footage of torpedo parts salvaged from the Yellow Sea during a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Seoul May 20, 2010. South Korea on Thursday accused the North of sinking the navy ship Cheonan last March, saying the evidence was overwhelming and that it would take "firm" measures against its isolated neighbour.​

 

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Conservative protesters pay a silent tribute to victims from the sunken South Korean naval ship Cheonan during an anti-North Korea rally at a railway station in Suwon, south of Seoul, May 20, 2010.

Conservative protesters shout slogans during an anti-North Korea rally at a railway station in Suwon, south of Seoul, May 20, 2010. North Korea said on Thursday it would take strong measures, including war, if the South imposes sanctions after blaming it for sinking a navy ship. The South's findings were a fabrication "orchestrated by the group of traitors in a deliberate and brigandish manner to achieve certain political and military aims," the National Defence Commission said in a rare statement carried by the official KCNA news agency. The placard (bottom) reads, "Punish North Korea to comfort victims from the sunken naval ship Cheonan".​

 

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Former soldiers with the South Korean Headquarters of Intelligence Detachment unit tear a North Korean flag during a rally held against North Korea in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 20, 2010.​

 

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Retired South Korean spy soldiers, who were trained to infiltrate into North Korea, sing a military song during an anti-North Korea news conference in front of the defence ministry in Seoul May 20, 2010. A pig's head symbolizing North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is placed on a North Korean flag by the protestors. The placard (top R) reads,"We can not tolerate any more! Send us to North Korea!". North Korea said on Thursday it would take strong measures, including war, if the South imposes sanctions after accusing it of sinking a navy ship, Yonhap news agency said. The North's National Defence Commission said in a statement carried on its state radio, and monitored by Yonhap, that the South's findings blaming it for the sinking of the navy corvette were a fabrication.

A South Korean woman reads a newspaper on May 20, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. The multinational investigation team concluded that North Korea's torpedo sank the South Korean warship on March 26, killing 46 sailors.​

 

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Former North Korean defectors living in South Korea and relatives of South Koreans kidnapped by the North release balloons carrying leaflets and CDs denouncing the North and its leader Kim Jong-il, toward the North on Baengnyeong Island near the border between the two Koreas, northwest of Seoul May 20, 2010.​

 

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A South Korean conservative activist tears a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during an anti-North Korea rally in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 20, 2010.​

 

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A K1 tank of the South Korean army fires during an exercise near the demilitarized zone separating South Korea from North Korea in Yeoncheon, north of Seoul, May 20, 2010. North Korea said on Thursday it would take strong measures, including war, if the South imposes sanctions after accusing it of sinking a navy ship, Yonhap news agency said. The North's National Defence Commission said in a statement carried on its state radio, and monitored by Yonhap, that the South's findings blaming it for the sinking of the navy corvette were a fabrication.​

 

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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan (R) participate in the National Security Council at the presidential Blue House in Seoul May 21, 2010.​

 

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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, rear center, Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan , rear third right , Defense Minister Kim Tae-young, rear left, and other cabinet members attend an emergency meeting of the National Security Council to discuss punitive measures against North Korea for its March torpedo attack on a South Korean warship at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 21, 2010. North Korea said on Friday the peninsula was heading toward war and it was ready to tear up all agreements with the South after it accused the reclusive state of torpedoing a navy ship near their disputed border.​

 

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A South Korean believer pours water on a small statue of Buddha during a service to celebrate the 2,554th birthday of Buddha at Chogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 21, 2010. In South Korea about one-third of 48 million people are Buddhists​

 

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Tourists take their souvenir pictures in front of a poster of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, painted by North Korean defector Sun Moo, at a Korean War exhibition in Seoul, Friday, May 21, 2010.


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1. A South Korean child shows a kicking motion in front of a poster of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, painted by North Korean defector Sun Moo, displayed at a Korean War exhibition in Seoul, Sunday, May 23, 2010.
2. In this undated photo originally released Friday, May 21, 2010, by Korean Central News Agency in North Korea and distributed by Korea News Service in Tokyo Sunday, May 23, 2010, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center, visits the Hamhung University of Chemical Industry, in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea.​

 

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South Korean Army soldiers watch a live broadcast showing South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's speech at Seoul Railway Station May 24, 2010. Lee said on Monday North Korea would pay the price for sinking a South Korean naval ship and that the South would invoke its right to defend itself if Pyongyang waged aggression again.​

 

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South Korean soldiers patrol along the military fence near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating South Korea from North Korea in Yanggu, about 180 km (112 miles) northeast of Seoul, May 24, 2010 during a photo opportunity.​

 

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South Korean soldiers shout slogans before they conduct a military drill near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating South Korea from North Korea in Yanggu, about 180 km (112 miles) northeast of Seoul, May 24, 2010 during a photo opportunity.

South Korean soldiers conduct a military drill near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating South Korea from North Korea in Yanggu, about 180 km (112 miles) northeast of Seoul, May 24, 2010 during a photo opportunity​

 

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South Korean artillery soldiers take positions during an exercise against possible North Korean attacks, in Paju, South Korea, near the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas, Monday, May 24, 2010.

A South Korean railway worker passes by a signboard showing the distance to North Korean capital Pyongyang and South Korean capital Seoul from the Imjingang Railway Station in Paju, South Korea, near the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas, Monday, May 24, 2010.​